Constitutional commission clears plans for executive presidential system, long sought by Erdogan and Turkey’s ruling AK Party.
31 Dec 2016 2:30 AM
The young Syrian girl was one of thousands of people evacuated from Aleppo in the last days under a deal brokered by Turkey and Russia.
21 Dec 2016 6:15 PM
The attacker shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and then talked about pledging allegiance to jihad in Arabic.
20 Dec 2016 8:07 AM
The government said it would now submit the proposal for review to a parliamentary committee.
22 Nov 2016 1:59 PM
The full blueprint is yet to emerge, but Erdoglu indicated that cabinet ministers would no longer be MPs.
17 Nov 2016 5:47 PM
Turkish foreign minister says it will use resources to eliminate any threat.
26 Oct 2016 7:25 AM
Turkey removed nearly 8,000 security personnel from duty, according to state media, as the purge continued of those suspected of links to the July-15 failed coup.
03 Sep 2016 6:41 AM
Ankara says ‘no clue’ who was behind wedding attack.
24 Aug 2016 6:47 AM
Turkish authorities search outside the damaged building of the police headquarters after an explosion in Elazig, eastern Turkey. (Photo: AP)
19 Aug 2016 5:45 AM
Turkey’s top military commanders met Thursday to replace almost half of their generals in a radical shake-up after the failed coup, as authorities shut down dozens of media outlets in a widening crac
29 Jul 2016 4:57 AM
Erdogan president said the EU had promised $3 billion, but so far only paid a nominal $1 million to $2 million.
26 Jul 2016 3:51 PM
More than 13,000 people, including over 100 generals, have been detained so far.
26 Jul 2016 3:49 PM
The crunch meetings come as controversy grows over the scope of the legal crackdown against coup plotters.
20 Jul 2016 12:34 PM
Authorities rounded up thousands alleged to have been involved in the coup, which killed 208 govt supporters and 24 coup plotters.
19 Jul 2016 3:57 PM
Gunfire and explosions had rocked both Istanbul and Ankara through the night after soldiers took up positions in both cities.
17 Jul 2016 11:54 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Saturday that 161 people were killed in the coup attempt against the government, with 2,839 soldiers now detained on the suspicion of involvement.
17 Jul 2016 7:38 AM
Iran’s judiciary has indicted three detained Iranian dual nationals and a Lebanese citizen also held in the Islamic Republic, the judiciary’s official news website Mizan said on Monday.
12 Jul 2016 7:12 AM
Turkey and Israel will this week start the process of exchanging ambassadors after they signed a deal to restore ties following a bitter row in 2010, Ankara said on Tuesday.
29 Jun 2016 12:46 AM
Turkish police have seized a jewel-encrusted ivory dagger said to have belonged to Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi and which was going to be sold for millions of dollars on the black market, Anado
15 Jun 2016 2:23 AM